Chris, Heaven and Hell is one of my all-time favorites!
I still have my vinyl firmly tucked away with the rest of the evidence of a somewhat misspent youth. Great stuff.

The 2nd & 3rd Rainbow albums, RJD on lead vox, were pretty good. Somewhere along the way, however, Dio became a caricature of metal, as did many other metal bands of the same era. H & H was a pretty decent album too.

Vern Halen: Somewhere along the way, however, Dio became a caricature of metal...

Probably when he fought that mechanical dragon on the Sacred Heart tour.

Still, for me nothing can negate what that man contributed to music. Arguably the greatest metal vocalist ever.

Sharon Osbourne, who seems to have a problem with Ronnie James Dio.

Sharon has a problem with anyone who releases better Metal albums than her brain dead hubby.
And, just because Mr. Ronnie James Dio can still whale with his pipes doesn't mean that the Ozzy camp has to show their true colors(Green)!!

F*ck the Black Sabbath moniker... Heaven & Hell sounds kick ass to me and this show is gonna be better than anything that lame ass Ozzfest could ever bring.
*BTW* Dehumanizer was one of the best Metal albums period, especially in a time when everyone was sucking on Cobain's teat!

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i saw Sabbath on the Heaven & Hell tour and it was glorious. love that record.

I too saw the Heaven and Hell tours as well as Mob Rules and Dehumanizer. Ronnie did a fair job on the classic Sabbath stuff, but I hope that they stick to a Dio era set. Some new material would be nice too. It'll be interesting to hear how Bill handles the Vinnie Appice stuff. Maybe we can get Ian Gillian to do a few dates too.

Gillan - one of the best lead screamers in history.... except his short tenure with the Sabs was terrible. Born Again was incredibly disappointing to me - two great musical forces that were simply not suited for each other. And the album cover looked amateurish at best.

This is sure to be fantastic, no doubt about it. But I have to say that I wish Ozzy would show a bit more respect. Yes, I love the Ozzy material. But Black Sabbath didn't stop writing fantastic songs when Ozzy crashed out. I for one would love to hear him singing H&H - but just ain't gonna happen is it?
Anyway, good luck to the rest of the guys.

Dio was the greatest heavy metal singer. Period. Unfortunately thant period has passed, and Dios range is now that of a common mortal.

what a great idea this colaberation is ! open with stargazer and finish with heaven and hell ! get tony martin in to support , he deserves a helping hand !

I dont think people should stoop to sharon's level and bash ozzfest. Seriously, shes lame. Its a fact. But I also know for fact that ozzfest is a great time. Its probably my most anticipated day of each and every year. Rock and Roll!

is ozzy actualy in Black sabbath or is he out? im confused